HMS Victory (Icon)

Goodwin, Peter

£12.99

HMS Victory is probably the most famous surviving historic warship in the world today. This workshop manual tells the story of Nelson’s flagship, giving fascinating insights into how she was built and maintained.

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Publish Date: 24/01/2020
ISBN: 9781785216886 Category: Tag:

Description

When she was launched in 1765, HMS Victory was the ultimate warship of the Georgian era. As Admiral Lord Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, she has since become inextricably linked to the memory of Britain’s greatest naval hero. The Victory was built in the 18th century, with an expected life span of less than two decades, so the fact that she survives today – over 250 years later – is remarkable., Published with the cooperation of the Royal Navy this book takes readers onboard Nelson’s Victory to examine the innermost workings of this maritime icon – from stem to stem, above and below decks., Author: Peter Goodwin was a marine engineer in the Royal Navy in both surface ships and nuclear submarines until 1991 when he was appointed the first Keeper and Curator of HMS Victory. He has a life-long interest in 18th century ship construction and is widely acknowledged as a leading authority on the sailing man-of-war. In this capacity he was the advisor for the film ‘Master and Commander’ and the BBCTV series ‘Persuasion’., Icon titles were originally published in the classic, larger manual size and have now been produced in a smaller format containing the same information.

Additional information

Weight 515 g
Dimensions 222 × 174 × 16 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

178

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

623.81225 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K